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Warm And Soft Slippers Knitting PatternDesigned by Barbara Breiter11 sts=4" in St st with one strand of each yarn held together Materials: Size 11 US (8 mm) or size needed to obtain gauge Elastic thread Cotton Chenille by Crystal Palace Yarns 1 skein Color #2615 Celery (Color A) 1 skein Color #1903 Loden (Color B) (You may use only one skein of the desired color) 100% cotton 98 yards/50 grams Whisper by Crystal Palace Yarns Color #2261 Soft Green (Color C) 100% microfiber nylon 97 yards/50 grams Instructions: Beginning at the cuff (A in photo), with one strand of Colors A and C held together, CO 24 sts. For wider feet, CO 2 to 4 extra sts and include those sts after the cuff sts are bound off. Additional yarn may be required. Knit k1, p1 rib for 3" as follows: *k1, p1; rep from * Rep this row. BO 6 sts, knit 12 sts in k1, p1 rib, BO rem sts. Cut Color A. Foot (B): With one strand Colors B and C held together, knit the 12 sts rem on needle in St st for 5" for a small foot, 6" for a medium foot, or 7" for a larger foot. End with WS row completed. Cut Color B. Toe (C): With one strand of Colors A and C held together, dec 1 st each end every other row 3 times: K1, SSK, k across to the last 3 sts, k2tog, k1 Inc one st each end every other row 3 times: K1, k into front and back of next st, k across to last 2 sts, k into front and back of next st, k1 Cut Color A. Foot (D): With one strand of Colors B and C held together, knit the 12 sts rem on needle in St st for 5" for a small foot, 6" for a medium foot, or 7" for a larger foot. End with WS row completed. Cut Color B. Heel (E): With one strand of Colors A and C held together, dec 1 st each end every other row 3 times: K1, SSK, k across to the last 3 sts, k2tog, k1 Inc one st each end every other row 3 times: K1, k into front and back of next st, k across to last 2 sts, k into front and back of next st, k1 BO. Finishing: With Cotton Chenille, seam back seam of cuff. Fold in half. Seam BO edge of heel to bottom of cuff. Seam sides of heel together. Seam foot together. Weave in elastic around ribbing of slippers. Weave in ends on WS. ©Barbara Breiter. This design may not be reproduced in any manner without the expressed written consent of the author. See Abbreviations and the Glossary for help. Also see Knit A Bit, for patterns by Barbara Breiter |